The municipality of Cachoeira Dourada is located in the extreme south of Goiás at a distance of 258 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia.

Source for distances: Sepin Besides the municipal seat there were the hamlets (Povoados) of Almeirindonópolis, Nilópolis, Pontezinha and Vila Operária da Celg.

(Sepin/IBGE) Cachoeira Dourada was first made a district of Itumbiara in 1962, becoming a municipality in 1982 The main economic activities are cattle raising (34,190 in 2006), agriculture, and the hydroelectric energy plant.

(Sepin/IBGE) (Sepin/IBGE) (Sepin/IBGE) (Frigoletto) In tourism, the artificial lake formed by the Itumbiara Dam on the Paranaíba is the main attraction.

The region has springs of hot, salty water, a unique phenomenon in the country.